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Ron_Shurer

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    Ron_Shurer got a reaction from jack14 in Welcome Armed Forces Veterans of the United States   
    Thanks, Tom. Just a little more about me, I was a medic in the army. Had trips to OEF 06/07 and 07/08. Still miss the people since I got out in ‘09. 
     
    Unfortunately, I never share exactly what I’m on, when I’m on it publicly. I know on a board like this it will make me sound like a douche, but I have my reasons. I‘m doing a chemo/immunotherapy combo, and have dropped to maintenance now. I got all the usual chemo side effects like nausea, fatigue, hair loss, but for me, the worst by far is joint pain. It has decided to focus on my neck and back, and ranges from uncomfortable, to blinding pain if I cough. Luckily as a lung cancer patient we don’t cough that much... oh wait 😂 
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    Ron_Shurer got a reaction from Tom Galli in Welcome Armed Forces Veterans of the United States   
    Thanks, Tom. Just a little more about me, I was a medic in the army. Had trips to OEF 06/07 and 07/08. Still miss the people since I got out in ‘09. 
     
    Unfortunately, I never share exactly what I’m on, when I’m on it publicly. I know on a board like this it will make me sound like a douche, but I have my reasons. I‘m doing a chemo/immunotherapy combo, and have dropped to maintenance now. I got all the usual chemo side effects like nausea, fatigue, hair loss, but for me, the worst by far is joint pain. It has decided to focus on my neck and back, and ranges from uncomfortable, to blinding pain if I cough. Luckily as a lung cancer patient we don’t cough that much... oh wait 😂 
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    Ron_Shurer got a reaction from Tom Galli in Welcome Armed Forces Veterans of the United States   
    Tom,
    thanks for setting this up. I’m currently a post tagrisso patient. I miss the good old days of one pill treatments, but still lucky to have amazing docs looking after me. I’ve avoided seeking anything va related for my treatment, but I’m out there as much as I can be to bring awareness to the disease. 
     
    ron 
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    Ron_Shurer reacted to Tom Galli in Welcome Armed Forces Veterans of the United States   
    US Armed Forces Veterans, welcome here!
    I'm a veteran of 21 years on active duty in the US Army, a lung cancer survivor, and a Lung Cancer Support Community (LCSC) Forum Moderator. I'm proud to declare our support community is now open to veterans and those that support veterans in treatment.  I'll be your host but our entire LUNGevity community and Foundation is also on board. Together our expertise in all things lung cancer is wide and deep.
    How does this work? Most start by reading information on various forums, and you are most welcome to read in. If you want to contribute or ask questions, you'll need to register for our community. It is a simple process and details are here. Once registered, you'll be able to post on forums. You can choose any forum for your first post.  Most choose Introduce Yourself . You can make your first post in that section or here in the Veterans Forum. We'll find you.
    I suggest you tell us details about your diagnosis and about your treatment plan. Revealing this information allows us to muster responses from folks who have your type and stage of lung cancer. Unfortunately, lung cancer treatment is complicated and treatment and side effects vary with the type and stage of diagnosed lung cancer. This is also the place for questions about treatment in the VA Healthcare System. We'll help with that difficult process and have tips and tricks to available to assist. 
    Most importantly, this forum's fundamental purpose is to demonstrate that you are not alone in this battle.  We are still in the fight! Once again, welcome to LCSC!
    Stay the course.
    Tom
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